bluemaple

patnugent wrote:Confirmed - but remember it also doesn't need to be near your television, it's usually easier to put the Simple.TV near your Internet router (assuming your OTA antenna has line-of-sight in that room).

In other words, wherever you locate your Simple.TV box, whether you connect it directly into your Internet router or into a network connection elsewhere in your house, you need to have an antenna connection in the same place as your Simple.TV

Think of the Simple.TV as a TV that also needs to connect via wired Internet.

mrict2002

I hope to be able to route signal form FTA satellite into this for recording of that digital signal. Any idea if this is possible via the second extra antenna input? Anybody has experience this device with FTA satellite?

patnugent

ivioo wrote:I'm guessing this will not stream to a PS3??? So I'd have to get the Roku thing for my TV?

$100 for this device
$100 for USB HDD
$100 for a STB device (Roku)
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$300 just to have a DVR for 1 TV

We will have streaming the Xbox 360 and Xbox One via DLNA Push - PS3 (I've spent too much time on Last of Us... Sigh) isn't supported only because they don't support DLNA Push - the PS4 may and we are looking at a more traditional DLNA option for PS3 but it's not in the short-term.

That said, that price gets you DVR on one TV, all your web browsers in and out of the house, and portable devices like iPad!

chekov

I find it unbelievable that a service that shows Live OTA TV would not use the time grid framework. Using tiles is great if all shows are pre-recorded, but it does not work when you are trying to debate what to watch on Live TV and plan your evening. Cable Companies, AT&T, satellite providers, Tivo, even MS Media Center use a grid.... Live TV needs the Time Grid. Recorded TV does not. So what is Simple.tv? It is a way to watch Live TV and record shows. Give users the ability to toggle the grid option on or off.

>>The Simple.TV app on Roku does not display a grid of upcoming TV shows by channel and time. Will this basic feature be added by software anytime soon?

We won't be additional a traditional legacy EPG (the grid guide) and in fact may be removing that view from mobile apps as we switch to a show based approached (think lots of pretty tiles, categorized by whatever your heart my desire).

twoostendorffs

Given the delays in shipping from the August Woot Off and the fact that there has been no traction on my Woot account for shipping my order for this time, I'm nervous. Woot is usually so good about getting things in the mail in 1-2 business days. Is this going to take 2-3 months to show up as well? I sure hope not! My wife and I were excited to start using it as soon as possible!

ROGETRAY

twoostendorffs wrote:Given the delays in shipping from the August Woot Off and the fact that there has been no traction on my Woot account for shipping my order for this time, I'm nervous. Woot is usually so good about getting things in the mail in 1-2 business days. Is this going to take 2-3 months to show up as well? I sure hope not! My wife and I were excited to start using it as soon as possible!

No bueno senor! You usually have to wait 3 to 5 business days from the day of the sale. I would say that if you don't see any shipping action by Thursday October 11th then I would write into Woot Member Services at support@woot.com and let them know. They'll be able to figure out the shipping status.

twoostendorffs

cliff446 wrote:Purchased a Simple TV and a sub woofer. Got the Sub but not the Simple TV. Woot only sent one tracking number. Did anyone receive theirs yet?

Nope, no luck here yet. Still says they're "pulling the order together". I'm really curious why some things ship so quickly, while this is taking so long. The last two things we purchased off Woot were to us in 2-3 days. Here are 4 days after purchasing the Simple.tv and there's no progress. It seems so strange!

ThunderThighs

twoostendorffs wrote:Nope, no luck here yet. Still says they're "pulling the order together". I'm really curious why some things ship so quickly, while this is taking so long. The last two things we purchased off Woot were to us in 2-3 days. Here are 4 days after purchasing the Simple.tv and there's no progress. It seems so strange!

We use a variety of shipping methods such as FedEx, UPS, USPS, drop shipping (direct from vendor) and Fulfillment by Amazon (heir warehouse, our inventory). Shipping methods will vary from sale to sale and can also vary based on how far you live from the shipping point. Please note that military and PO Box orders are always shipped SmartPost.

It's likely that the each of the items came from a different location.

Simple.TV is dropship. The sale stated that it would ship in 3-5 business days. Today is the 4th shipping day so we're still on track.

twoostendorffs

ThunderThighs wrote:We use a variety of shipping methods such as FedEx, UPS, USPS, drop shipping (direct from vendor) and Fulfillment by Amazon (heir warehouse, our inventory). Shipping methods will vary from sale to sale and can also vary based on how far you live from the shipping point. Please note that military and PO Box orders are always shipped SmartPost.

It's likely that the each of the items came from a different location.

Simple.TV is dropship. The sale stated that it would ship in 3-5 business days. Today is the 4th shipping day so we're still on track.

I know you're impatient but hang in there.

Thanks so much for clarifying! Without this sort of information - and with such a rapid ship time normally - it just didn't make sense. Now knowing there are so many varieties, it makes sense why it takes longer. It's sad to say it, but dropship's that don't respond quickly reflect badly on Woot rather then the company (unless, like your response, there is some way to know it is a dropship.) Thanks for the clarification!

aftab7000

I have setup my new simpletv. I am unable to watch live or recorded program on my roku devices. One is Roku XDS and the other one is HD-XR. On clicking to play on Roku, the recorded program shows a progress bar(like it does in netflix, etc) then stops playing on roku. I have tried many many times only to see the progress bar briefly and nothing more on Roku.

ThunderThighs

I have setup my new simpletv. I am unable to watch live or recorded program on my roku devices. One is Roku XDS and the other one is HD-XR. On clicking to play on Roku, the recorded program shows a progress bar(like it does in netflix, etc) then stops playing on roku. I have tried many many times only to see the progress bar briefly and nothing more on Roku.

ZoboFlobby

Getting a little chuckle out of this... ordered this and a Roku from Daily Steal... who is typically the WORST at shipping... I have the Roku but no tracking number on the Woot purchase. I can sit tight just thought it was funny. Just gonna wait for the snail to deliver my goods.

LeinerD

Just got mine in San Jose, CA. No shipping notification or tracking number.

Haven't set it up yet but I was very surprised to see that the pass-through Ethernet 2 connector is missing! (It was replaced with a white piece of plastic). I was counting on the connector since I'm out of ports on my hub. Anyone else?

id6klub

Haven't set it up yet but I was very surprised to see that the pass-through Ethernet 2 connector is missing! (It was replaced with a white piece of plastic). I was counting on the connector since I'm out of ports on my hub. Anyone else?

Yours showed up at your doorstep without a woot-listed tracking number? I haven't received a tracking number yet like many others & it is frustrating. I was hoping that this would not happen on this woot, but it did. Since I'm relying on this for delivery by midweek next week at the latest (so I can have it setup with remote access before a trip), I have to consider other options and/or cancellation if it did not ship out by the listed time of today. I guess my next move is to contact the woot staff for a follow-up. If an STV rep reads this, please try to check on the order due to head my way...a cancellation is imminent due to non-fulfillment if a tracking number showing movement starting on or before 10/11 doesn't materialize.

Gosh, with the "dont buy" angry posts complaining about shipping from the last woot, why repeat actions to prove them RIGHT this time around yet again? Why?

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